Universal Crossword Answers October 15, 2023
Author: by Nancy Serrano-Wu
Across
| “I kid you not!” | DEADASS |
| Makeup smudge removers | QTIPS |
| Calligraphy liquid | INDIAINK |
| Neighbors of radii | ULNAE |
| Most trivial | SLIGHTEST |
| “You’ve got a friend in me” | ICARE |
| Gave birth to | HAD |
| Talk trash about | HATEON |
| Sheep enclosure | PEN |
| Virtual b-day greeting | ECARD |
| Former Pakistani capital | KARACHI |
| Streetcar name? | DESIRE |
| Catch some z’s | TAKEANAP |
| Bold thing to give an interior designer? | CARTEBLANCHE |
| Animal pairs’ shelter | ARK |
| Prefix with “thermal” | GEO |
| Scottish John | IAN |
| Santa wears one | HAT |
| Fruity sauce served with samosas | MANGOCHUTNEY |
| Proportion of eligible 2020 voters who were immigrants | ONEINTEN |
| Worn like a sari | DRAPED |
| Causes (oneself) to be treasured | ENDEARS |
| “Me too!” | ASAMI |
| Rank below sgt. | CPL |
| “Mad Men” types | ADREPS |
| Like father, like ___ | SON |
| Straighten | ALIGN |
| Purple drink sometimes made with an espresso shot | TAROLATTE |
| Kind of boom | SONIC |
| Low-cal brew | LITEBEER |
| Danish loanword meaning “coziness” | HYGGE |
| “You’re probably right” | GUESSSO |
Down
| Gossiped | DISHED |
| Interweave | ENLACE |
| Maker of the official match ball for the FIFA Women’s World Cup | ADIDAS |
| Archaeological site | DIG |
| Ooh and ___ | AAH |
| Jedi foe | SITH |
| Move like a cat burglar | SNEAK |
| Girl who has a special 15th birthday celebration | QUINCEANERA |
| Dr. Mom’s remedy | TLC |
| If all else fails | INAPINCH |
| Cut the peel off | PARE |
| Noticed | SEEN |
| The Wildcats of the NCAA, informally | KSTATE |
| Unit in superfast data transfer | TERABIT |
| City near Berkeley | OAKLAND |
| Ocasek of the Cars | RIC |
| Parade puppet performance that brings good luck | DRAGONDANCE |
| ___ Solo (Chewbacca’s chum) | HAN |
| Raised, as a barn | ERECTED |
| “Eureka!” | AHA |
| Lab at home, say? | PET |
| Earnest way of taking advice | TOHEART |
| “I love,” in Colombia | AMO |
| Competed in a 400-meter dash | RAN |
| Preparing to be knighted | KNEELING |
| Singapore sling spirit | GIN |
| Incredible, or imaginary | UNREAL |
| Encouraging cry with origins in ball culture | YAS |
| Miso and hummus, e.g. | PASTES |
| Hams it up onstage | EMOTES |
| Spanish for “money” | DINERO |
| Piece of rosemary | SPRIG |
| Gift that everyone likes | CASH |
| Wily tactic | PLOY |
| POTUS’ annual speech to Congress | SOTU |
| Band’s booking | GIG |
| Suni who’s the first Hmong-American Olympian | LEE |
| Situp targets | ABS |